Shale Gas

University of Michigan compiled a report on the imact of shale gas on American manufacturing, in large part focusing on the chemical industry. You can download the report and read background information on it.

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This workshop funded by the UEF identified current and potential alternative uses of natural gas (NG) and determined which have the highest impact and lowest technical impediments. Proceedings from this workshop are available now.

The recent development of new sources of shale-gas methane and shale-gas condensate will significantly impact fuels and chemical feedstocks in the U.S. and around the world, says Jeffrey Siirola of Purdue Univ. and Carnegie Mellon Univ. in the March AIChE Journal Perspective article, “The Impact of Shale Gas in the Chemical Industry.”